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The 6th annual baby diaper drive will run Sept.1 to Oct 15. Donations of diapers and other baby supplies can be taken to either Community Action Center locations in Colfax or Pullman. The drive collects diapers of all sizes, baby food, formula, shampoo and wipes. These are items that cannot be purchased by the food stamp program and families often go without. The drive takes place in the fall but helps fill the needs of people all year. Community Action Centers are located at 350 SE Fairmont Rd, Pullman, 99163, or 200 N Main, Colfax, 99111....
Dear Savvy Senior, What health screenings are recommended for seniors? My husband and I are very proactive about staying healthy and are wondering which screenings we really need. Alive and Kicking Dear Alive, The types of health screenings a person should get will depend on their age, gender, underlying health conditions and family history. Here’s what you should know. Recommended Tests One of the problems with our health care system is that many Americans, and their doctors, seem to think that better health means more medical care, i...
Wayne Clausen In accordance with his request, a memorial service for Wayne Clausen, 83, will be after harvest. The rite will be Oct. 2, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Fairfield Community Center. Mr. Clausen died Aug. 22, 2010, at the Veterans’ Adminstration Hospital in Spokane. Born April 25, 1927, to Henry J. and Flora C. Clausen in Spring Valley, he and Mildred Marie Madsen were married Nov. 9, 1947, and they farmed in the Spring Valley area. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Kenneth Clausen, daughters, April Jordan and Julie H... Full story
Landscapes at Dahmen Whitebird, Idaho, artist Gloria Dawson Teats will exhibit more than 35 new oil paintings at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown during September. The exhibit features impressionistic landscape oil paintings of the Palouse and prairies of Idaho and Washington. Gloria will be at the Barn Sunday, Sept. 5, the day of the fourth annual harvest festiva,l to share information with visitors. The official opening reception will be Saturday, Sept. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. with Gloria in attendance and refreshments. Born and raised...
Colfax Booster Club members Sheri Hatley, left, and Jody White, right, present funds to Denise Fowler, Chief Clinical Officer at Whitman Hospital, for the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator. With the kickoff of fall sports we again look at how Whitman Hospital and Medical Center can provide support to our communities. One of our initiatives began last fall with helping to provide an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Colfax High School and at Jennings Elementary. The two units were placed at both schools last fall with the... Full story
Children and adults alike combined forces to read a total of 300 books, plus an additional 45 hours at the Albion Library. Paige and Amanda Taylor were the children’s top readers at 60 books in six weeks. Game time will resume Saturday, Sept. 11, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and every first Saturday of the month thereafter. Bring a friend and a favorite game. Snack is provided for free for this and all other library programs. New this year will be puzzle day, Saturday, Sept. 25, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., regular library hours, to put together a puzzle w... Full story
Hooper Anna May Tobin returned for a two-week stay with daughter Sandy Minnick and family of Newport Monday. Sandy and grandson Johnathon brought her back. On their way home they stopped at the home of Philip and Amanda Blankenship in Dusty to visit their new baby, and Anna May’s newest great-granddaughter, Cadi. Sandy and Johnathon returned to Newport Wednesday. Kate and Scooter Lyle welcomed baby Adele Rebecca into their family Saturday Aug. 28. The baby joins sister Claire, 3 and brother Collin, 1. Ian and Jessica McGregor traveled to L...
Dusty Shirley Eggers was guest of honor at an outdoor barbecue to celebrate her 87th birthday last Saturday. Those present included daughter Patsy and Mike Kromm, Quincy; son Terry and Janet Eggers, Sandpoint; Steve Kromm, Colfax and Fran Jones, Dusty. Golden Elberta peaches are ripening a little later than usual this year. Call Shirley Eggers (Stacy Eggers in the Colfax phone book) before coming to Warm Springs Ranch to pick. David and Phyllis Stueckle spent Friday through Sunday in Coeur d’Alene with their son’s family, Doug and Cheryl Stu...
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Pride grocery store board of directors has selected a roofing company to install a new roof on the store building. Work is anticipated to begin around Sept. 18. Comedian Leif Skyvig will return to LaCrosse Oct. 2 to entertain an adult dinner crowd. Mr. Skyvig was a hit at an earlier show and is back by popular demand. Happy hour will be from six until seven with dinner served at seven. The show will begin at 8 p.m. and last 90 minutes. Tickets will be available for the show and dinner or for each individual event.... Full story
8 years ago, Sept. 4, 1885 A team belonging to Rev. J.W. Bluett, hitched to a wagon load of hay, upon which Mrs. Bluett sat alone, her husband having dismounted, took fright last Saturday near the slaughter house north of town and ran away, the lady being unable to check them. They soon overtook the Gazette’s telephone construction wagon, in which were Gov. James Harold Doolittle, Heman Chapman, and two others and attempted to pass it on the narrow grade. The result was a collision and both outfits tumbled over the bank, luckily into the d...
Amber Lawhead, daughter of Dan and Melissa Lawhead, Tekoa, and Nick Drake, son of Wayne and JoAnn Drake, Rosalia, and Don and Cherie Stumm, Spokane, will be married Sept. 25 at the Masonic Center in downtown Spokane. A graduate of Tekoa High School, Amber earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Washington State University. Nick is a graduate of Liberty High School, and is currently employed as a U.S. Border Patrol agent....
—Debbie Porter photo Terry VanDalsen of Thornton, daughter of Mike VanDalsen of Thornton, and Stacy Claussen of Colfax, and Sam Larson of Potlatch, son of Karl and Laurie Larson of Potlatch, will be married Sept. 25 at Cedarburg Barn at Colfax. Terry graduated from Tekoa High School in 2007 and is now employed with Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative in Colfax. Larson works for Soncarty Farms.... Full story
Although Heather Mathia grew up in Spokane, she spent quite a bit of time on the Palouse visiting family members in Endicott. “I’ve spent many a summer down here,” she said. It was through her Endicott cousin, Melody Anderson, that she met her husband, AJ. AJ’s brother had invited Melody to a family event at Williams Lake, and Melody brought Heather along. At that time Heather was in her sophomore year at Washington State University, earning her pre-requisites for the nursing program. When th...
Margaret Miller, who created this quilt, City Lights, will be featured when the “Meet the Artist” series resumes next Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Library. A renowned quilt maker, author and teacher from Bremerton, Miller has developed innovative design techniques for making quilts. She has authored several books, including Stunning AnglePlay Quilts, AnglePlay Blocks and Easy Pieces. She will bring many of her quilts to show the audience. She will also teach two weekend workshops sponsored by The Quilted Moose of Colfax. Aft... Full story
Tekoa Clover Club 4Hers Monday applied a new coat of paint on Patience Palouse to get the Palouse Empire Fair’s mascot ready for the fair next week. Club members working on the project, from the left, are Frankie Allen, Chris Harp, Mike Greybeck, Sammy Williams, Jamie Wilson, A.J. Harp, Cameron Schell, Alex McHargue (front) and Tatiana Mendoza. Club members, with the support of their Booster Club, plan to make a strong entry in the fair next week....
Photos by Nick Van Arsdle and Shea Stanton The line of fire sweeps through a stubble field near Johnson. The front was estimated at one-half mile wide. Last Thursday’s blast of a wind front through Whitman County during the height of harvest took a toll on fire crews and volunteers. At least five fires were logged in the area with the largest being a fire that ripped across six miles of the county south of Pullman. A red flag alert had been issued in advance of the storm front Thursday. The fire closed Highway 195 and threatened several h...
Do you think our present cold weather is just a cold snap or is this the onset of autumn? Sue Collinsworth, Colfax “I think it’s a cold snap because they are saying on the news it’s going to be warm next week- in the 70s by Friday.” Kathy Wride, Colfax “I think it’s a cold snap. I think it’ll be an Indian summer.” Brent Gingerich, Colfax “It’s a cold snap- I feel it in my bones.” Sam Farley, Pullman “Beginning of autumn.” Why is that? “I don’t trust the weather. It’s been a weird summer. Might as well start fall early.” Irene Eveland, Plummer...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. Pit bull goes to Humane Society A male pit bull, estimated to be a year old, has been turned over by Colfax city police for transport to the Whitman County Humane Society. The dog was taken to the society by a volunteer. The dog was advertised for adoption by the city while he was in custody of the pound here. He will be inspected by a... Full story
Frivilous I myself and on behalf of my fellow Whitman County citizens who agree with me would like to collectively kick Roger Whitten’s ass for his filing of the frivolous recall petition that we the taxpayers of this county get to pay for. At least it was put to an end, saving us untold thousands. According to reports in this newspaper, “Total cost for lawyers to defend Whitman County Commissioners Pat O’Neill and Greg Partch against recall proceedings last month was $19,632.” I’m pretty sure there are many others areas in our county th...
My younger sister looks to me to provide her with advice on how to do her job better — though she’s too shy to ask me questions, so I have to give her my opinion on an unsolicited basis. (She’s a doctor.) “You’re ‘book smart’ in medicine. I’m ‘street smart,’” I explain to her. “I’ve been practicing for 20 years!” she replies. “Well, keep at it, practice makes perfect. I think you’re coming along fine,” I say charitably. (Her response to this is, as they say in the medical profession, unprofessional.) She’s irritated with me because I was abl... Full story
With all the focus on eliminating the Bush tax cuts and spurring the economy, President Obama and Congressional Democrats are tripping over themselves touting their small business tax breaks this election season. What they’re not mentioning is an automatic tax increase that will hit family-owned businesses hard, starting on New Year’s Day. Unless Congress and President Obama act, the inheritance or “death tax” will automatically revert to its pre-2001 level: 55 percent of the value of one’s estate after a $1 million deduction. That tax alone... Full story
IT WAS BAD enough when Clint Didier, who ran third in the U.S. Senate primary election where the top two vote getters are nominated, offered an endorsement to Republican Dino Rossi in exchange for policy pledges but he used the wrong pronoun. He said “we,” meaning the endorsement represented the 170,000 plus people who voted for him as a candidate endorsed by the Tea Party. Rossi told him to put his endorsement where the sun don’t shine and the woman who founded the Tea Party in Seattle said Didier wasn’t speaking for them even if they had end... Full story
#!*! My hard earned tax dollars given to some CRP farmer north of Colfax to grow china lettuce and thistles. #!*! Incessantly yapping little dogs on Hauser Heights. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes to the Gazette P.O. Box 770 211 N. Main St...
Tuesday, President Obama officially declared the nation’s combat mission in Iraq finished. The last of the American combat troops have left the county. Still, 50,000 American troops remain. These troops are to provide security support and training for the Iraqi police and military. The seven-year conflict has been controversial and expensive. The cost to America has been billions of dollars with more than 4,400 troops killed. Many thousands more were wounded and injured. International coalition forces also suffered in the conflict. According to... Full story
Toccata Blues, which opened Jan. 4 after an extensive remodeling of the former commercial printing shop next to the Gazette, closed its doors Friday night after an eight-month run. The restaurant offered a specialty menu, fresh baked breads and rolls and a unique attraction for Colfax, performances by jazz musicians and others, generally on Friday nights. Terri Guenthner said they decided to close because other family members, who were part of the operation, had landed jobs in Pullman. The original intent was to start the restaurant and...
